gourmet chef

Chapter 459 A Dismal Start

With little time left, Bai Xiaobai devoted himself to fast food cooking without distractions.

King Spirit Mine Lang——

The movements of his hands are smooth and smooth, and every technique of Bai Xiaobai's cooking is very skillful and highly ornamental.

Both Gao Chao and Li Qin were stunned.

Although Gao Chao has seen Bai Xiaobai cooking clear soup noodles, clear soup noodles, and sea dragon steamed dumpling king at the food festival before, it is the first time he has seen stir-fried vegetables and deep-fried dishes.

Bai Xiaobai first made crispy fried chicken drumsticks.

In order to make it easier to deep-fry, Bai Xiaobai scored two knives on the chicken leg with a unicorn black spot knife.

Marinate the chicken with salt and a small amount of chicken essence for 10 minutes, coat with fried powder and bread crumbs evenly, and fry in a frying pan.

The fire is well controlled and the oil temperature is just right.

Gently move the chicken legs with chopsticks so that all sides of the chicken legs are heated evenly.

sizzle-

The aroma of peanut oil hits the face, and the surface of the chicken drumsticks gradually turns yellow and swells, exuding an irresistible aroma of fried chicken.

Bai Xiaobai only made twenty fried chicken drumsticks in total.

The crispy fried chicken legs he made are complete in appearance, without any burnt black, golden crispy skin, and full of aroma, which makes people salivate.

Gao Chao was so hungry that he wished to eat one first.

But Bai Xiaobai is busy now, he can only swallow dryly, but dare not speak out.

Li Qin stood aside, looking at the drumstick nervously, with an unbearable itching in his mouth.

After making crispy fried chicken legs, Bai Xiaobai speeded up and cooked braised pork belly, braised fish slices, braised pork ribs, stir-fried pork intestines, tomato scrambled eggs, spicy pork skin, vegetarian yam slices, stir-fried cauliflower, and stir-fried cowpea. , Stir-fried cabbage.

Every dish is perfectly prepared and full of aroma.

Even Bai Xiaobai himself was a little surprised.

In fact, since the establishment of the gourmet system, Bai Xiaobai rarely cooks on such a large scale.

Didn't expect it to go so well, it was nothing short of amazing.

Looking at the small stir-fries with exquisite appearance.

Li Qin couldn't say anything at this moment.

She used to be an aunt in a restaurant for a long time.

When those bosses are making stir-fried dishes, she can basically see them.

Neither knife skills nor cooking familiarity can be compared with Boss Bai in front of him.

How could this young man be so powerful?
The prepared fast food stir-fries, Bai Xiaobai put them in the small heat-insulated compartment of the dining car to keep them warm.

In front of the public eye, Bai Xiaobai can't use a stew pot that defies the sky, but an ordinary pressure cooker.

Stewed pork ribs with white radish in the pressure cooker is also ready.

Open the lid of the pot, the tangy aroma of pork ribs, with the special refreshing aroma of white radish, inhales the lungs instantly.

Bai Xiaobai used a large spoon to fill a small bowl and tasted it.

The radish is soft and smooth, the soup is delicious, the flesh is soft and tough, the meaty smell of the pork ribs has completely disappeared, and every bite of meat is extremely delicious.

The pearl white rice in the big wooden barrel is also steamed.

Grains of rice, white and plump.

Bai Xiaobai picked up the rice on the top layer of the wooden barrel with clean chopsticks, and tasted it.

The white rice has been completely steamed, and the taste is excellent, neither dry nor wet, smooth and soft, chewing for a long time, with a very light sweetness of starch decomposed into sugar.

Although it can't be compared with the sky-defying Mitian rouge rice, it is much better than ordinary white rice.

After the rice, fast food stir-fries, and stews are all done.

It's past eleven.

It just so happened that it was time for the migrant workers at the nearby construction site to have lunch.

The sun peeked out from the clouds, and the thin mist had receded. The construction workers who had worked for half a day came out from the construction site to look for food.

The hawkers who packed lunches were already shouting at the top of their voices.

"Fast food and stir-fry, the price is favorable, one meat, two vegetables, six yuan, six yuan—"

"Buy a fast food, all you can eat rice—"

"I have free seaweed and egg drop soup here—"

More than a dozen hawkers spoke at the same time, the scene was very hot, and the competition for soliciting customers was very fierce.

Those migrant workers basically buy fast food box lunches nearby. According to their own needs, some buy one meat and two vegetables, and some buy two meat and two vegetables——

Migrant workers are manual laborers. They basically eat rice, fast food and stir-fries, so that they are not hungry and have the strength to continue working in the afternoon.

Of course, there are also migrant workers who choose to eat wonton noodles, but this is rarely the case.

Moreover, the vast majority of migrant workers choose to buy from familiar hawkers.

Most of the migrant workers come from rural areas with poor economic conditions and are not too picky eaters, so even if the fried fast food tastes mediocre, many people will still buy it.

For the regular migrant workers, the hawkers are also trying their best. Not only are the dishes very large, but they can also eat all-you-can-eat rice.

The group of migrant workers who swarmed out were basically divided up by those old drivers and peddlers.

No one patronized Bai Xiaobai's booth, it was very deserted.

In fact, it's normal to be left out when you're new here.

First of all, there is no foundation after all, and the migrant workers don’t know whether the new boss’s stir-fry is good or not, so no one is willing to try it for the time being.

Secondly, Bai Xiaobai wore a big mask, which stood out among the hawkers.Some migrant workers are more thoughtful, thinking that the boss of this company wears masks because they think they have a strong smell.

Thirdly, there were too many hawkers selling fast food box lunches, and Bai Xiaobai was at a disadvantage for not shouting.

In short, for the time being, no migrant workers are willing to approach Bai Xiaobai's booth, not even asking for a price.

Just don't be too bleak--

Finally, a middle-aged and elderly migrant worker who was dirty and whose trouser legs were covered with lumps of cement came to Bai Xiaobai's booth.

He looked at the bland stir-fry, and asked, "Boss, is your stir-fry spicy? Does it look like there is no chili?"

Bai Xiaobai said, "I don't even put chili in my stir-fry."

The middle-aged and old migrant workers shook their heads and said in a Southwestern official accent, "If you don't put spicy peppers, everything tastes bad. How do you eat it?"

After shaking his head, the middle-aged and old migrant worker left in a hurry without even asking the price without looking back.

Later, several migrant workers came over and asked Bai Xiaobai if his cooking was spicy, and if he put chili in it.

After learning the result, everyone had the same expression, and none of the migrant workers were willing to buy.

One of the migrant workers was very honest. Before leaving, he told the truth, "Boss, most of our construction sites are from the southwest. Everyone loves chili. If your dish is not spicy, it must not be sold here. .”

It was only then that Bai Xiaobai discovered that many migrant workers in this area are from Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou. Most of them like spicy food, and even vegetarian dishes without chili, they find it difficult to swallow.

And those hawkers who sell fast food box lunches are very experienced, and they have already divided the box lunches into spicy and non-spicy.

This is the magic weapon for being able to set up a stall on Xiafei Road and survive the strong competition-spicy.

Only now did Bai Xiaobai know what his problem was.

As the time passed, many migrant workers had finished their meal and went back to the construction site.

The number of migrant workers has gradually decreased.

After taking a break for a while, some hawkers laughed privately when they saw that Bai Xiaobai's stall hadn't done any business.

In particular, a few young women and middle-aged women peddlers did not change their true nature of gossip, and their conversations were even more sarcasm.

"Hey, that new boss sold out all the fast food, haha, it's too miserable."

"How can it be so simple to do business, and it's so weird to wear a mask."

"It's okay to wear a mask, but his mask is too big. I guess he is either mentally ill or has scars on his face that are shameful."

"His stir-fry looks pretty good, but I don't know if it's good or not."

"It's not a question of whether it tastes good or not. He doesn't put any pepper in his cooking, which doesn't meet the tastes of migrant workers here. It's normal that they can't be sold."

"I saw this boss, and he would pack up and leave within two days."

"That's right, like an idiot, he can't even shout, just standing there, like a log, he thought he was the boss Bai of Xiaobai Restaurant on Chaotianmen Street."

"If it's really Boss Bai, you don't need to yell, and there will indeed be people patronizing."

"Hey, how many of you have met Boss Bai?"

"I haven't seen him before. I heard that he is the first talented little chef in Jianghai. He is young and handsome. The business in his restaurant is so good that his monthly turnover is at least several million."

(End of this chapter)